{"product_id":"italian-renaissance-art-9781118306116","title":"Italian Renaissance Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichly illustrated, and featuring detailed descriptions of works by pivotal figures in the Italian Renaissance, this enlightening volume traces the development of art and architecture throughout the Italian peninsula in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA smart, elegant, and jargon-free analysis of the Italian Renaissance  what it was, what it means, and why we should study it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a sustained discussion of many great works of Renaissance art that will significantly enhance readers' understanding of the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on Renaissance art and architecture as it developed throughout the Italian peninsula, from Venice to Sicily\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates the Italian Renaissance in the wider context of the history of art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed interpretation of works by a host of pivotal Renaissance artists, both well and lesser known\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers\/faculty.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I highly recommend the very important and fascinating book Italian Renaissance Art: Understanding its Meaning by Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier, to any historians, art critics, art history and Renaissance history students and academics, and to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the real meaning and currents that were present in Renaissance Italy. This book will transform how you view the art and the artists of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy, and guide you toward thinking of the Renaissance as an important idea and not as a time period.”  (\u003ci\u003eMoney Talks\u003c\/i\u003e, 13 April 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrontispiece: Map of places mentioned xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Italian Renaissance as an Idea Rather Than a Period 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What a Difference a Hundred Years Makes 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 How It All Started: Florence and Umbria 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 What Happened Next in Florence 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Searching for the Renaissance (1): Siena and Southward to Sicily 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Searching for the Renaissance (2): From Northern Italy Back to Umbria 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Triumph of the Intellectual Avant-Garde: The High Renaissance 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Some Other Artists of the High Renaissance 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Swan Song of Renaissance Art 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Break and the New Avant-Garde: Early Mannerism 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 What Was the Italian Renaissance? Conclusions in the Bigger Picture 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Artists Mentioned 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Some Suggested Readings 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 267\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406849122647,"sku":"9781118306116","price":38.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118306116.jpg?v=1730497332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/italian-renaissance-art-9781118306116","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}